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A Finnish government tax auditor died at his desk while examining tax returns and the death went unnoticed in his office for about two days.

The number of self-prepared federal returns has increased almost 6% so far this season and professionally prepared returns have dropped, according to the IRS.

Check out the digital edition of the March 2015 issue of Accounting Today.

New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs wants to expand interest in free tax preparation services, particularly for low-income New Yorkers who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, by redesigning the sites where they can get Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland and the South African Institute of Public Accountants have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a partnership to distribute an online CPA Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards Financial Reporting in South Africa.

A significant number of companies are anticipating an increase in open accounting and finance positions in the second quarter of this year, according to the Chicago-based staffing firm Brilliant.

A majority of small businesses are happy with their accountants, but feel they pay too much in taxes, even though they’re not sure their accountants can do much to reduce their tax liability, according to a new survey.

The accounting profession has long grappled with the question of how to diversify its ranks to provide better representation of women and minorities, particularly in the upper echelons of firms.

Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms and Regional Leaders shared their strategies of how they retain top talent. You’ll find that some firms are focused on employees' health and some are providing staff with dry cleaning delivery services.

Socius has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Program, adding the cloud-based ERP and omnichannel commerce software to its portfolio of Microsoft, Sage and Syspro solutions.

Tax reform, if it happens in the next two years, will occur in incremental steps rather than as a comprehensive package.

The Senate Finance Committee heard testimony Thursday about the increasing prevalence of tax scams and identity theft, with senior citizens finding themselves especially vulnerable to callers impersonating Internal Revenue Service employees.

The most popular way Americans will use their tax refunds is to pay down their debt, according to a new survey.

The Ohio Society of CPAs has begun providing a series of “micro” learning courses for CPAs packaged in 10-minute modules.

Intuit announced two new QuickBooks Online integrations with ecommerce companies Bigcommerce and Shopify to provide accounting and bookkeeping for businesses selling on these platforms.

Dave Camp, the former Republican chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee who spearheaded an effort at tax reform in Congress, has joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior policy advisor based in PwC US’s Washington National Tax Services practice.

The campaign for the Republican nomination for president is poised to become a race to the biggest tax cut.

Vertex SMB introduced a returns-only offering of its cloud-based solution.

Each New Year brings with it issues and regulations—both new and revisited—that cause accountants and their small business clients to scramble in order to remain compliant with the law.

While the major international accounting firms no longer do business in Iran, the country’s own accounting firms have been faring well, according to a new report.